"My opinion, he was the best college football player I was around," said Dennis Claridge, who quarterbacked the '62 Huskers. "In those days, you played both ways, and he was a really strong, powerful running back with better speed than people realized. But he also was a great linebacker."
Thunder Thornton remembered as football leader.
Thunder Thornton passed away December 18th.
9 months ago
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